Elizabeth Bonham Slater was born about 1665, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Her parents were Nicholas Bonham and Hannah Fuller.
She married Edward Slater on January 9, 1694/95 in Piscataway. Edward was born about 1644.
Edward had been put in prison in 1681 for speaking out against the governor. The History of Middlesex County, New Jersey states that Edward Slater was a freeholder in the township in 1683, and owned a large number of acres. He was the first clerk of the courts of the county.
Elizabeth and Edward's children were Filoretta Slater Martin (1691), Phebe Slater Doty (1693), Caleb Slater (1695), Elizabeth Slater (1697), Abraham Slater (1700), and Aleeshia Slater (1702).
In 1699/1700, Elizabeth's sister Priscilla' husband, John Langstaff, and Edward Slater were involved in anti-English, pre-revolutionary activities. The court wanted to hold proceedings in the Piscataway Public house. The townspeople were opposed to this and nailed the door shut.The sheriff attempted to break the door open and John and Edward stopped him forcibly.
as documented in "The Story of an Old Farm, Or, Life in New Jersey in the Eighteenth Century," by by Andrew D. Mellick, published by Unionist-Gazette, 1889
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She married Edward Slater on January 9, 1694/95 in Piscataway. Edward was born about 1644.
Edward had been put in prison in 1681 for speaking out against the governor. The History of Middlesex County, New Jersey states that Edward Slater was a freeholder in the township in 1683, and owned a large number of acres. He was the first clerk of the courts of the county.
Elizabeth and Edward's children were Filoretta Slater Martin (1691), Phebe Slater Doty (1693), Caleb Slater (1695), Elizabeth Slater (1697), Abraham Slater (1700), and Aleeshia Slater (1702).
In 1699/1700, Elizabeth's sister Priscilla' husband, John Langstaff, and Edward Slater were involved in anti-English, pre-revolutionary activities. The court wanted to hold proceedings in the Piscataway Public house. The townspeople were opposed to this and nailed the door shut.The sheriff attempted to break the door open and John and Edward stopped him forcibly.
as documented in "The Story of an Old Farm, Or, Life in New Jersey in the Eighteenth Century," by by Andrew D. Mellick, published by Unionist-Gazette, 1889
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Elizabeth Bonham Slater was born about 1665, Barnstable County, Massachusetts. Her parents were Nicholas Bonham and Hannah Fuller.
She married Edward Slater on January 9, 1694/95 in Piscataway. Edward was born about 1644.
Edward had been put in prison in 1681 for speaking out against the governor. The History of Middlesex County, New Jersey states that Edward Slater was a freeholder in the township in 1683, and owned a large number of acres. He was the first clerk of the courts of the county.
Elizabeth and Edward's children were Filoretta Slater Martin (1691), Phebe Slater Doty (1693), Caleb Slater (1695), Elizabeth Slater (1697), Abraham Slater (1700), and Aleeshia Slater (1702).
In 1699/1700, Elizabeth's sister Priscilla' husband, John Langstaff, and Edward Slater were involved in anti-English, pre-revolutionary activities. The court wanted to hold proceedings in the Piscataway Public house. The townspeople were opposed to this and nailed the door shut.The sheriff attempted to break the door open and John and Edward stopped him forcibly.
as documented in "The Story of an Old Farm, Or, Life in New Jersey in the Eighteenth Century," by by Andrew D. Mellick, published by Unionist-Gazette, 1889
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She married Edward Slater on January 9, 1694/95 in Piscataway. Edward was born about 1644.
Edward had been put in prison in 1681 for speaking out against the governor. The History of Middlesex County, New Jersey states that Edward Slater was a freeholder in the township in 1683, and owned a large number of acres. He was the first clerk of the courts of the county.
Elizabeth and Edward's children were Filoretta Slater Martin (1691), Phebe Slater Doty (1693), Caleb Slater (1695), Elizabeth Slater (1697), Abraham Slater (1700), and Aleeshia Slater (1702).
In 1699/1700, Elizabeth's sister Priscilla' husband, John Langstaff, and Edward Slater were involved in anti-English, pre-revolutionary activities. The court wanted to hold proceedings in the Piscataway Public house. The townspeople were opposed to this and nailed the door shut.The sheriff attempted to break the door open and John and Edward stopped him forcibly.
as documented in "The Story of an Old Farm, Or, Life in New Jersey in the Eighteenth Century," by by Andrew D. Mellick, published by Unionist-Gazette, 1889
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